Gelsam Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Gelsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gelsam (15) may also be a first name.

Gelsam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gelsam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gelsam is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelsam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Gelsam live; 89 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

The surname Gelsam is most frequent in Chile, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,516,639. In Chile Gelsam is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 86 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Chile this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 11 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gelsamm921/
Gelsham920/
Guelsam920/
Elsam91215/
Elsham83387/
Elsaym83183/
Elsamt83183/
Selsam8392/
Elsaim8353/
Elesam838/
Gelsom834/
Elsamd834/
Glsham832/
Gilsam831/
Elsame831/
Gelsan830/
Elshame77367/
Helsham77156/
Elesham7733/
Gelsand7715/
Elssaim774/
Yelesam774/
Elesame771/
Gilsham771/
Glesham771/
Celsham771/
Gelshom771/
Heilsam771/
Sellsam771/
Hghlsam771/
Elshahm771/
Jetlsam771/
Glessam770/
Gelshan770/
Elsom732,380/
Elzam73243/
Ilsam73195/
Eljam7345/
Glsan734/
Elcam731/
Gljam731/
Ellesham7138/
Yelesham7111/
Gelsaint719/
Elsahame714/
Cheelsam711/
Eillesam711/
Yellsham711/
Gilssham710/
Heilsham710/
Gelson672,349/
Giljam67396/
Elzaim67298/
Celsan67296/
Selzam67166/
Gülsem67147/
Elzaym67122/
Helsom6778/
Elsome6754/
Gelsen6741/
Elcham6733/
Ellsom6727/
Selsan6726/
Elezam6724/
Yellesham6717/
Gilsan6713/
Islsam6710/
Eljaam679/
Elzaum674/
Elhzam674/
Gülsan673/
Eallesham673/
Gilsom673/
Yelsom672/
Jelzam672/
Glshan672/
Glseem671/
Elziam671/
Eljamd671/
Gülçam671/
Jelsan671/
Glesan671/
Gylsan671/
Glesom671/
Zelcam671/
Elshom670/
Elcaim670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gelsam
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